July 2007
2 posts
Dreamline worksheet: a follow up to the Four Hour... →
a prettied up version of Tim Ferriss’s dreamline calculation
PowerCost Monitor →
Why isn’t every utility company offering something like this?
June 2007
4 posts
Price Floors Promote Competition? In What World??
…the court said that agreements on minimum prices are legal if they promote competition.
Warren Buffett shareholder letters - the early... →
“I live very simply, and I’ve discovered that half of the so-called...”
– Police Drummer Stewart Copeland on living simply
Utah Educational Savings Plan →
They may be crazy religious freaks, but at least they know how to save a little money for their kids… ;)
May 2007
4 posts
online speed reading application →
Over the years, my reading feels like it’s getting slower and slower - I appear to have acquired the subvocalization habit.
Here’s a little tool I stumbled upon to see if I can un-acquire that! ;)
Books, Books, Books
As if I need more ideas on books to read, the ever excellent Simple Dollar offers up three more in his 101 Goals in 1001 Days list: The Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize Winner for Novel/Fiction National Book Awards Going to have to find a few of my boxes o’ books and add them to my PaperBackSwap account so I can afford them… ;)
10 Reasons It Doesn’t Pay To Be “The Computer Guy” →
This group of reasons is about as dead on as I’ve ever read to describe why I’m looking for ways to earn some extra money besides working on PCs.
Snowball debt calculator →
Very nice debt repayment calculator - allows you to compare the Dave Ramsey way (aka pay smallest balances first) versus the highest interest first method.
April 2007
3 posts
Tell me a story about your debt →
Ramit gets almost a hundred people to share a bit of their debt stories…
WisdomTree →
An interesting twist on index investing. Might have to do a little experimenting…
Your source for swapping paperback books for FREE! →
A library for those of us too lazy to go to the library… ;)
March 2007
9 posts
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
– Jack London
Almost done working for the government... →
Just another month (or almost two, for you Connecticutians) to go before we’ve all finished giving the government our paycheck for the year. Tax Freedom Day just keep coming later and later every year.
“There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and...”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Hit the ball.”
– Don’t make it so complicated…
Ramit’s 2007 Guide to Kicking Ass →
But shouldn’t it have been for sale for $7 rather than $4.95? ;)
“You should not confuse your career with your life.”
– 16 things it takes most of us 50 years to learn
“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to...”
– Albert Schweitzer
Blog Income And Taxes →
Yes, you do need to pay taxes on your blog income… ;)